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Why Witt Farr's ‘Fargo’ Year 5 Death Was 'Necessary,’ Says Creator


‘Fargo’ viewers saw a heartbreaking death during Year 5, which series creator Noah Hawley admitted was a ‘hard thing to do’

Deputy Witt Farr ( Lamorne Morris) saw his untimely demise at the hands of Roy Tillman ( Jon Hamm) during the fifth season of the FX show. Juno Temple as Dorothy “Dot” LyonMichelle Faye/FX“It felt like as we reached this end game in which you had a literal siege where a shootout was going to take place, and the idea that the law enforcement officers would emerge unscathed wasn’t realistic,” Hawley continued. “Probably what Witt should have done the moment he turned around and saw Roy there with a knife, is just to put a couple of bullets in him and call it self-defense, but he believed in justice and law and punishment,” Hawley said.

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